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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy developmentWith many projects under development in coastal regions such as New England, tidal power—which extracts "hydrokinetic" energy from marine environments—seems poised to join other U.S. commercial power sources. A new study finds that little is known of the impacts that tidal power projects may have on coastal environments and the people who depend on them, but that the perspective of "ecosystem services" could provide a promising framework for evaluating impacts.http://phys.org/news344183704.html
EarthThu, 26 Feb 2015 14:36:34 EDTnews344183704Innovative pendulum-dynamo for converting tidal energy into electrical powerOkayama University's Shinji Hiejima is looking for industrial partners to commercialize his experimentally proven and patented concept of the Hydro-VENUS system for converting tidal energy into electrical power.http://phys.org/news322893575.html
TechnologyWed, 25 Jun 2014 06:40:01 EDTnews322893575A better water wing to harvest tidal energy(Phys.org) —The eternal ebb and flow of tides—24 x 7 x 365—makes them a dependable source of energy, but how to harness all that, especially in shallow water? Shreyas Mandre and colleagues at Brown have developed an efficient water wing and optimized its performance with a "secret sauce."http://phys.org/news314346555.html
TechnologyTue, 18 Mar 2014 08:30:02 EDTnews314346555Envisioning Swansea energy plant powered by tides in lagoon(Phys.org) —What about building five "tidal energy" plants in the UK, as a source of clean and reliable energy? Can such a resource be harnessed in a way that makes economic, environmental and social sense? That is the vision of a UK company, Tidal Lagoon Power, promoting such tidal plant installations as a beneficial energy initiative. On Friday, the Cheltenham-based company submitted an application for a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008 for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. This would be the largest tidal power plant in the world. The project, along with four others, could meet 10 per cent of the UK's electricity needs from the tides by 2023. "Our intention is to supply 10 percent of the UK's domestic electricity by building at least five full-scale tidal lagoons in UK waters by 2023," said Mark Shorrock, chief executive of Tidal Lagoon Power. The current application represents the first step in deploying the lagoon technology that would enable renewable power. But what exactly is a tidal lagoon? This is a harbor structure that can close off a tidal sea area. Turbines are used through which the sea moves to generate electricity.http://phys.org/news311143475.html
TechnologySun, 09 Feb 2014 06:50:01 EDTnews311143475Island channel could power about half of Scotland, study showsRenewable tidal energy sufficient to power about half of Scotland could be harnessed from a single stretch of water off the north coast of the country, engineers say.http://phys.org/news309368466.html
TechnologySun, 19 Jan 2014 19:00:03 EDTnews309368466Scientists predict sea states for renewable energyTidal and wave technology is finally coming of age and the UK leads the world in the development of this vital renewable energy resource. Bangor University is playing a crucial role in this: as the industry moves towards large-scale commercialisation, experts at the University's School of Ocean Sciences are working to maximise the operational efficiencies of energy-generating devices.http://phys.org/news306065868.html
TechnologyThu, 12 Dec 2013 10:17:57 EDTnews306065868NTU and Sentosa launch Singapore's first tidal turbine system at Sentosa BoardwalkNanyang Technological University (NTU) has built Singapore's first tidal turbine system to test the viability of tapping tidal energy to generate electricity here.http://phys.org/news303043168.html
TechnologyThu, 07 Nov 2013 10:40:05 EDTnews303043168Comprehensive protection required to save Hector's dolphin(Phys.org) —New Zealand's heavily endangered Hector's dolphin population could recover if protection measures were extended out to 100m deep throughout its habitat, according to a new University of Otago review.http://phys.org/news284623259.html
BiologyMon, 08 Apr 2013 07:30:01 EDTnews284623259New research to support the huge potential of tidal power(Phys.org)—New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK's electricity demand.http://phys.org/news277625788.html
TechnologyThu, 17 Jan 2013 06:16:36 EDTnews277625788Ocean mavericks in Maine turn tide for electrical grid(Phys.org)—Sadly speaking, the U.S. ocean-energy industry has had to take a back seat to Europe, where government subsidies help entrepreneurs and innovative companies work on their technologies. Happily speaking, the United States has, as one writer said, found its footing, but, more precisely, got feet wet. For the first time in the United States, power from the ocean is being generated for the power grid and the action is all up in Maine. Ocean Renewable Power Company announced this month that its tidal energy project is delivering electricity to the Bangor Hydro Electric Company's power grid. ORPC launched the Maine tidal device and as a result electricity is flowing from ORPC's "Cobscook Bay Tidal Project." http://phys.org/news267252544.html
TechnologyWed, 19 Sep 2012 05:49:26 EDTnews267252544Green light for marine renewables?Farms of 'underwater windmills' could affect how sand moves around our coastal seas, affecting beaches, sand banks and ultimately the risk of flooding, according to Bangor University oceanographer Dr. Simon Neill.http://phys.org/news235384124.html
EarthFri, 16 Sep 2011 09:29:24 EDTnews235384124Assessing the environmental effects of tidal turbinesHarnessing the power of ocean tides has long been imagined, but countries are only now putting it into practice. A demonstration project planned for Puget Sound will be the first tidal energy project on the west coast of the United States, and the first array of large-scale turbines to feed power from ocean tides into an electrical grid.http://phys.org/news211460132.html
EarthMon, 13 Dec 2010 11:30:05 EDTnews211460132Firms see tidal energy as wave of futureMoored in the channel, the little gray barge strains against a raging morning tide. The torrent soon will drain nearby rocky inlets and fishing harbors by 20 feet - as high as a two-story house - only to flood them again six hours later.http://phys.org/news209914518.html
TechnologyThu, 25 Nov 2010 13:35:52 EDTnews209914518Harnessing tidal energyA new company, Kepler Energy Limited, has been formed to develop a tidal turbine which has the potential to harness tidal energy more efficiently and cheaply, using a device which is simpler, more robust and more scaleable than current designs.http://phys.org/news207302205.html
TechnologyTue, 26 Oct 2010 08:57:38 EDTnews207302205Britain sinks tidal scheme, names eight future nuclear sitesThe British government confirmed on Monday it will drop plans for a multi-billion-pound tidal energy project, as it identified eight sites suitable for building new nuclear power stations.http://phys.org/news206625326.html
TechnologyMon, 18 Oct 2010 12:55:44 EDTnews206625326CCNY leads study to identify top NJ tidal power generation sitesWith a coastline stretching from New York Harbor to Cape May, New Jersey stands to benefit from a new study designed to pinpoint the top 20 sites for hydrokinetic energy, a renewable resource produced by the movement of tides, waves and currents in oceans and other bodies of water. A City College of New York (CCNY) engineering professor is partnering with Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC (NCES), a leader in tidal power technology, to locate these sites.http://phys.org/news195839615.html
TechnologyTue, 15 Jun 2010 16:54:00 EDTnews195839615Deep Green underwater kite to generate electricity (w/ Video)(PhysOrg.com) -- An underwater tidal turbine called an “underwater kite” has just secured finance from investors to ensure its 2011 tests can go ahead.http://phys.org/news192784124.html
TechnologyTue, 11 May 2010 08:09:06 EDTnews192784124Magazine touts NJIT idea to harness clean energy for NYCAn NJIT architecture professor with an architecture student has designed a network of modular floating docks to harness clean energy for New York City. The proposal was featured this week in Metropolis magazine.http://phys.org/news166809597.html
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